Festivals

Bhubaneswar: Frenetic activity is on to welcome Goddess Durga with pandals being decorated for the big day. Expecting a huge footfall, puja committees are taking their best foot forward in...

Bhubaneswar: Festive season is on the roll and up next is one of the most beautiful festivals - Diwali. The festival of lights is the best day of the year as...

Bhubaneswar: Maidens are celebrating 'Kumar Purnima' with much fanfare across the state on Wednesday. This autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festivals of Odisha. When is...

Bhubaneswar: Saraswati Puja, also known as Basant Panchami, was celebrated throughout Odisha with much zeal and enthusiasm on Monday. Beautifully-decorated pandals were erected across state capital Bhubaneswar with hundreds of...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Bhubaneswar celebrated Christmas with great zeal and enthusiasm on Monday. People from all religion came together to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. Hundreds of followers gathered at...

Konark: Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda inaugurated the five-day Konark Festival organised by the Department of Tourism in association with Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) and Odisha Sangeet...

City denizens are bursting crackers with vengeance even two days after Diwali as heavy rain spoiled the celebrations on Thursday. The festivities too have changes over the years and OdishaBytes...

The India Kaleidoscope Film Festival (IKFF), New York, will open with 'Kadvi Hawa', a film by Akshaya Parija from Odisha. The second edition of IKFF will be held from November...

Bhubaneswar: The third edition of international art and cultural festival ‘Odisha Biennale 2017’ will begin here from October 28. Since this is the year of Japan-India friendly exchanges, it is...

Bhubaneswar: Major markets and jewellery stores were abuzz with activity on Tuesday with denizens crowding these places to buy gold and silver ornaments on the occasion of Dhanteras. Keeping the...